Indiana University, American Library Association
Student Chapter

Executive meeting, January 18, 2008
5pm, L001

Attendance:
President: Stacey Costabile
Vice President: Virginia Vought
Activities Chair: Sarah Morrison
Secretary: Rebekah Kati
Treasurer: Janet Anderson
Webmaster: Eyad Makki
Advisors: Mary Popp
Tom Nisonger

Officer Reports:

Social chair:

• Talked to History dept social chairs
  • Their upcoming activities include a potluck and happy hour
  • ALASC might do a movie night with them
    • Should check the University’s rules on copyright
• Survey results
  • Travel coffee mugs were popular
  • Stats from the survey may be published in the newsletter
  • Top activities – happy hour, bowling
  • Other suggestions – outdoor activities (hiking)
• February social event – movie night (2/21)
  • Venue - Grad Pad at the Union
  • Movie - “The Librarian”
  • PLG does their movie night every month, be sure not to conflict

• Bloomington Playwrights Project
  • Discount $5 per person minimum of 15 people

• • Doesn’t seem to be a lot of member interest now, will revisit in the fall

Treasurer:

• Fundraising
  • Minimums on items mean that ALASC will spend at least $500 for one product
    • Focus on tote bags and travel mugs
      • Janet will look into better prices and perhaps a local supplier for the tote bags
    • Have items available after Spring Break
  • Tara is willing to make buttons
    • ALASC will provide materials and compensate Tara for her time
  • Other fundraising ideas
    • Book sale/garage sale
      • InULA does a book sale in the spring, should try not to conflict
      • ALASC book sale in previous fall semester was successful
    • Men of SLIS calendar

Vice President:

Monthly general meeting

• General membership is in favor of a rotated schedule
  • Could have meetings in a different place or the SLIS lounge if there are room issues
  • 5 pm is ok
• February – specific date will be decided by the availability of the speakers during the week of February 25th
  • Hand out agenda for general membership
  • Eboard should think of interactive activities for members to do at the meeting
  • Ideas for topics to cover
    • General membership introductions
    • Announce fundraising items
    • Speakers – Lisa Gardinier and Jenn Laherty
    • Present draft of ALA Student Chapter Award Application
    • Talk about the National ALA
      • What goes on at the ALA conference
      • Benefits to joining
      • Speakers include long term ALA members (Mary and Tom)
  • Advertising
    • Flyers – Janet
    • Listserv – Stacey
    • Facebook – Sarah
• Future general meeting dates
  • March – week of March 28
  • April – week of April 14
• “what ALA means to me” – summer or fall meeting topic
• Future Presentations
  • Carrie Donovan – library instruction
    • schedule for March general meeting
  • Loay Alfi – customer service
    • have him present his ideas to Eboard at March exec meeting (March 21)

• Customer service panel
  • Speakers from Monroe County Public Library, Janet, local business
  • Incorporate Loay’s ideas
• Practice reference workshop – March 4 or 5
  • Need a computer lab
  • Speaker on reference interviews (perhaps Lokman Meho and/or Emily Okada)
• Iraq national archives
  • Hold off until we can get more information
• Monthly happy hour
  • Backup plan
  • May take away attendance from other events
• Student Chapter Award Application
  • Send out last year’s application to Eboard – Rebekah
  • Individual Eboard members can contact last year’s Eboard members for assistance
  • Eboard will divide up the sections
    • Timeline
      • Drafts due 2/22
      • Have entire application edited by 2/29
    • Assignments
      • Membership – Virginia
      • Financial – Janet
      • Communications – Virginia
      • Program – Sarah
      • Leadership – Rebekah
      • Awards/Honors - Rebekah
  • Application should focus on activities, new and innovative ideas that have been implemented, increasing membership
• Valentine’s Day SKILLS Act Advocacy Event
  • Janet will take care of refreshments
• Newsletter
  • Should be out on 2/18 and will go in the SLIS mailboxes
  • Bill is doing the layout
  • Might be two pages
  • Put in Virginia’s and Lisa’s winning essays for the Student Representative to ALA

• ALASC electronic archive
  • Good idea for a later project
  • Put it on Ella after this years’ Eboard leaves
• Student Chapter listserv
  • Virginia is signing everyone up
• Membership
  • Put invitations in mailbox of new students
  • Raise dues to $10 for fall semester

Secretary:

• Nothing

Webmaster:

• Website
  • Color scheme is cream and crimson
  • Needs contentcontributions